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Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

a. ~. JOHNSON, northwestern emigrant
agent Of the Thingvalla line, has recently
issued detailed review Of the foreign
immigration for the past year, which pre-
sents much valuable and interesting mat
ter. Mr.. johnson has made an exhaust
i've study Of the subject Of immigration,
and the information that he gives is re-
liable. He sums up the total lumber OF
immigrants to the country for the last
six years as 1896, 900, Of which 425,OOO
came in 1885. This is an increase of 3d.
600 over 1885, and of these 10000 have
reached Minnesota and Dakota. The
whole number comprises 81, 900 Russians,
mostly farmers; $1,000 Italians, mostly
laborers; 100000 British, of all occupa-
tons; $4,000 Scandinavians, mostly set
tiers, and the remainder principally Ger
man. From matter at hand, he estimates
that the number of immigrants this year
will reach 100000. Being an expert
enced man in the business, and wholly
disinterested save upon general princi-.
pies, his opinion regarding immigration
work will be Of general interest. It cor
roborates the convictions of Dakota's
commissioner of immigration as to the
meagerness of former appropriations for
doing the amount of work that should
be done by his office. He says: "The
immigration work, in the interest of the
northwest, for several years past has been
left, almost solely, to be done by the sew
eral large railway lines interested in the
settlement and development of the vari-
GUS districts tributary to these roads, and
it must be admitted, and the results con-
firm it, that the work has been intelli-
gently and systematically performed, but
it is question how long Minnesota and
Dakota can afford to leave this all-im-
portant immigration work to their
railway corporations. Quite true
there are commissioners of immi-
grafton and regular organizations,
but the available funds are nothing to
compare with the requirements. Nebras-
ka, Kansas and Texas are receiving
very desirable class, and large percentage
of foreign immigration, including Scan
dinavians, Germans and Russians. The
British northwest, supported by the home
and Dominion governments, and the
great Canadian Pacific railway, are MAX
ing extraordinary efforts, regardless of
expenditures, for the promotion of immi-
grafton to the agricultural sections of the
Canadian Pacific. With keen competition
for immigration on the south and the
north, is it not high time that the Ameri-
can northwest organize for an aggressive
immigration work."
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

former years when many OF the present
members used to visit the dismal legisla-
lative halls at Yankton. To Secretary
McC Cormack and his chief assistant, Mr..
Wilson, is due much praise for the ap-
pearance and general arrangement Of the
legislative halls for the members. The
general government provides the station
cry, and the secretary, as the govern
ment's representative, was not sparing in
it's distribution. On every hand is heard
words Of praise for the secretary no
less from the republican than from the
democratic members. .5/
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

The SPECIAL commission appointed to
negotiate with the northern Indians for
cession of lands the Indians do not need
and do not occupy, is succeeding in Mon
tana as it did in Minnesota and Dakota
the Indians having been found prepared
to make treaties, and anxious to sell
their surplus lands. The Gros ventres,
Mandans and Arickarees,of the Bsrthold
agency, have ceded all of their large re-
servation except a comparatively small
block which they occupy and reserve for
their farms and stock. The Assina-
BONES and Yanktonnais Sioux, of Poplar
river and Wolf Point, have ceded all Of
their part of the great northern reserva-
ton in Montana except a strip lying be-
tween the Milk and Muddy rivers, and
extending from the Missouri northward
about forty miles. The commission will
complete it's work in Montana at the
Belknap and Piegen agencies, unless it
should be ordered to treat with the
Grows, who are ready to sell part of
their reservation. From Montana the
commission, now composed of J. "
Wright, j. w. Daniels and G.. F. LARA
bee, will go to Washington and Oregon,
to negotiate for Indian lands there, and
to settle certain claims of Indian bands
of Oregon. Up to this time their work
provides for adding 25,OOO0OO acres of
lands to the public domain-opening the
same to settlement and admitting rail-
road builders, lumbermen, miners, farm
ers and cattle growers where they have
hitherto been shut out by the In
dian title. The land surrendered by the
Indians are of no value to them; they
wish to sell, and have agreed, with full
understanding of the offer of the govern
ment, to accept their pay in cash annu-
tiles, clothing, provisions, farm imple-
nents, milch COWS and working cattle.
They are to be advanced by liberal help
to condition where they can support
themselves, and lorg period, sufficient
to bring up generation accustomed to
industry, is covered by the terms of pay
ment agreed upon in the treaties negoti-
ated. Yet the professional friends of the
Indians in the far east are protesting
that the friendly and beneficial negotia-
Gons of the commission are the consum-
alton of scheme to rob the poor In
dams of their lands. Such friends of
the Indians might as we'll be their enem-
les; they are enemies of progress and civ
ilization.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

GENTLEMEN who read the eastern
papers will observe that in the states tl1a
people, the railroad operators and also
the legislators, are troubled by snow and
wind. Let us all rejoice that we are in
Dakota, near it's heart (and geographical
ccentre) and quite comfortable, although
we DO occasionally feel ooldness Gid
ing over from the frozen east and chilly
south. l, -
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

The result of the filibustering and par
liamentary sparring in the house over
the question of committees is net looked
upon as Q calamity by the members VIII
were defeated. as it leaves the orsaniz>-
tion as it was intended by H. ,asf.. c-@:tt
which first combined. The.o are gocl
men on both sides, and it is believed that
all will unite in an effort to give the peo-
pie Of the territory the legislation which
they need. There ares questions before
the legislature Of much more Importance
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

TaE Grant County Review gave due
notice that unless its delinquent SUBJ
scribers either paid up or in some way
arranged the matter with the publisher,
it should publish the names of such as
"dead-beats." True to it's warning, it
came out last week with the first list,
consisting Of one name If papers gen.
orally followed it's example, it is doubtful
if their lists could be confined to so little
space.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

s MAJOR GENERAL w. B. HAzEN, chief
Of the United States signal service, and
q brave and successful brigade, division
and corps commander during the war for
the Union, died in Washington last Sun
day, very unexpectedly, of diabetic coma.
He was born in Vermont, and graduated
from West Point in 1856. He was cap
tain in the regular army in 1861, when he
entered the volunteer service as colonel
of an Ohio regiment. In 1866 he was
promoted to colonel Of regulars. His
brevet commissions for gallantry ranged
from major to major general. He was
appointed chief of the signal service in
1880. During his army service IN the
northwest, where he was in command
of Fort Buford, he wrote and published
his opinion that farming pursuits could
not be successfully followed west of the
one hundredth meridian, because of the
lack of rain-while at the very time the
post garden gave conclusive proof that
all northern varieties of grain, grass and
vegetables could be successfully grown
$50 miles west of that meridian. He was
8 man of positive opinions, ready for con-
troversy and often censorious of his
superiors. Hence he was often in trouble
and it was said of him by his nearest and
best friends that he might be happy
man if he would. only hold his tongue
and throw away his pen. But he was a
man of great ability and good leader
OF American volunteers.
The death of General Hazen will cause
the promotion of man to that prominent
position with whom many of the people
of Bismarck are well acquainted. Upon
his return from the Greedy arctic explora-
tion expedition, Lieut.. A. w. Greeley
was appointed General Hazen's first as
sistant in the weather department of the
government. Lieut.. Greeley in 1877-78
had charge of the construction of all the
military telegraph lines centering at Bis
marck which run to the Black Hills, the
Pacific coast and other points, and made
his headquarters at Bismarck. In mete-
geological work he is an expert and his
motive in going upon the arctic, expedi-
ton was to increase his knowledge upon
this favorite subject. Instead of being
pensioned by congress as was proposed
by his friends upon his return, at his own
request he was reinstated in the depart.
ment upon regular salary. Not only to
his personal friends but to all citizens
will it be pleasure to learn that this pro
motion falls to a man both SO deserving
and well qualified for the position.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

For the express information Of con.
gress and others who think Da.
kota has few advantages com.
pared with the states, the follow
ing article has been carefully prepared
According to the report Of the territorial
superintendent of public Instructions il
employees about double the number OF
teachers employed in Arkansas, the home
of the United States attorney general;
about five times as many as Colorado,
nearly double the number employed in
Connecticut, ten times as many as Della
ware, that supplies the United States
with the secretary of State; six times as
many as Florida, four times as many as
Louisiana, double the number in Mary
land, more than half as many as Massa-
chusetts; fve-sixths as many as Mime
sofa, double the number in New Hamp-
shire and New Jersey, four times as many
as Oregon and Rhode Island, and twenty
times as many as the state Of Nevada.
kJAO Aoo 19OOV u4Olo uOdCAOlS VOL.
mont, 500 more than West Virginia, and
1000 more than all the other territories
including the Indian territory and the
District of Columbia, combined.
The value of the school property in the
territory is nearly $3,000,000, and in June
last there were 1O3, 1892 children between
the ages of z and 20 years, with 1886 of
them in the schools. Here, are more
school children in this territory than a
majority of the states had inhabitants
when they came into the Union, and yet
in it's sincere desire to do the proper
thing congress dallies around, considers
and postpones it's admission, as a state
and thus refuses it an elective government.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

PULLMAN having reduced the rate on
sleeping cars from Jamestown to Oakes
to $3.50, he can now, with perfect pro-
priety, turn his attention to the main line
of the Northern Pacific, between Bis
marck and st. Paul.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

The stay of proceedings asked by Al
derman McQuade, of New York, who was
sentenced to seven years at Sing Sing
and fine of $4,000, was not granted. A
singular feature of the case is the prom
inence with which the mysterious "13"
appears. McQuade combined with thir-
teen Others, the final decision was made
on the 3i,l o. the month after thirteen
daYs C asideration.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

QUITE number of members, inter-
ested In some particular measure, will
desire sometimes to get extra copies of
their bills to send to their constituents.
10 get such extra copies it will be neoes-
sary to notify the public printer before
the same are printed.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

WHEN the legislators took their seats in
the elegantly carpeted and furnished as
sembly rooms and gazed at the neatness
and completeness Of the surroundings,
there was universal expression Of satis-
faction and general appreciation Of Da-
kota's greatness as compared with
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

n HIS new paper, the Standard, Henry
George gives a long article on Father
McGlynn, and sets forth that he should
not go to Rome as requested. This has
caused great furore among the leading
Catholics, and such men as Michael
Davitt come out in strong terms denounc-
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

The Knights of Labor will begin the
publication of an official daily at Chi
cago next Sunday afternoon. It will be
called the Telegram, and will be devoted
to the interests of the order, members of
which are stockholders. as,s ~a,
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

A. W. MERR1eK, OF the Black Hills
Herald, writes: "Here in the Hills We
are opposed to division, and it is neces-
sary that we should keep posted on che
dolngs OF the legislature; also, on other
matters of interest to this section which
Will probably come up. Send us the
Daily TRIBUNE"
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

HE Milwaukee Railroad has been yery
unfortunate lately in regard to accidents
on it's lines in southeastern Dakota. The
deralling of freight train east of
Mitchell Thursday was the founth with
IN SIX weeks of which the Parker disaster
was the first. These accidents aggregate
an immense amount of loss.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

The increase in mileage of railroads
in the United States during the past
twenty years is 1882 miles. There are
now 12S,967 miles in operation, with an
nual earnings OF. $772 568s33.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

IT Is reported from Washington that
the Eighth cavalry, now in Texas, will
next spring exchange places with the
Seventh cavalry, now in Dakota. The
Eighth has been in Texas eleven years,
and the Seventh has been in Dakota four
teen or fifteen years.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

cit liz an i'll wind that blows nobody
good" Last week when Dakotans were
enjoying weather 40 degrees below zero,
the people of Texas were suffering from
raging prairie fires.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

The jamestown Daily Capital has sus-
pended for two months. The weekly will
be continued without interruption. With
the revival of business in the spring,
Warnock intends to give the people a
daily that is worthy of the name, with
afternoon associated press reports. He
knows how to do it.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

The Minneapolis Journal character
ICES Gov. Pierce's message as ian un-
answerable, though unprecedented argu-
ment in favor of admission" and says it
ought to be laid before every member of
congress as an admission document.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

SUNSET Cox, the congressional humor-
ISL and man of good sense as well az
wit, is dangerously i'll at Washington.
from pleurisy and catarrh of the stom-
ach. The world is lacking of men whose
humor can smo 9th its rasping conflicts
and could i'll spare Mr.. Cox. May he re-
cover and live long.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

ne cannot carry out this policy he viii Be
assisted by majority Of the house. He
ls farmer, and if he had been s.les
& alone would have made up the commit
tees more favorable to their interests.
His efforts in this direction viii doubt
less De sustained BY the majority here
after. ..l.s.. ..s. 20
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

TERRITORIAL SUPERINTENDENT OF pm
L1o INSTRUCTION, A. SHERIDAN JoNEs.
MAKES such splendid showing for the
schools OF Dakota, and has worked so
zealously in the discharge OF his duties.
u seems that the newspapers down in
South Dakota that have been maligninp
MN ought to feel just little ashamed Of
tlemse.Yes.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21
than that Of who shall or shall not be.
chairman Of q certain committee, over
which the house has complete control.

ON his return from Washington, Gov
5ernor Church was interviewed by q cor
respondent Of the Sioux Falls Press and
spoke very earnestly Of Dakota affairs in
congress. It is well known that there
are many things that are very detrimental
to the government Of the territory which
congress has been widely and urgently
asked through Dakota's delegate to REM
edy, but no provision has been made.
With some Of these things Governor
Church's official duties here have made
him thoroughly cognizant. His judicial
district comprised an area as large as
the state of Pennsylvania and had pop
ulation Of over 100000 He has tried
during the year past over 1000 cases and
leaves more than that yet to be tried.
For one judge to do Justice to such dis
trlct he says is a physical impossibility." ;"
Being thus annoyed, he naturally sought
out the reason of the delayed remedial
legislation in that case, as we'll as in
other respects. In the interview referred
to, after saying that by asking for it we
could get all the legislation this winter
we need, he adds: "Mr. Clifford told me
that he introduced all the bills that he
was asked to do, and having introduced
them, he let's them sleep in the hands of
the committees until there are now 152
bills for the relief of Dakota pending,
and none of them singled out for special
attention. How can any committee tell
what is wanted? Mr.. Clifford is most
pleasant gentleman, but he does not
seem to understand that some of those
bills must fail of passage, and that he
must select those of most vital impor-
tance and push them. If he does this he
will find the committee ready to work
with him, AMI I nave the assurance of
the president that he will gladly sign any
measure that congress will pass for Da-
kota's. best interests, for he is interested
in giving the people good government as
long as they are territory" r~
He continues further: "I want the peo-
pie to know that the fault is not with
congress, but with their representative,
not willfully or;carelessly, but because he
does not go at it properly. Members
from other localities are not expected to
urge bills for us for each member is sup
posed to know what his constituency
needs most and the courtesy is always
accorded him, of waiting until he sees fit
to urge his constituents interests before
acting upon them."
He said he had offered, and so had
Judge Mcconnell, to go to Washington
any time to assist Mr.. Clifford, but he
had never seen fit to arrange for any
meeting of the committee on territories
when they had been in Washington. He
wished these facts published as coming
from him as he wanted 'the people to
know where the blame rests and to agi-
tate the matter until Mr.. Clifford will
take up some of the most important bills
and push them actively" A great many
other Dakotans who have been to Wash
ington and seen for themselves having
given testimony which Gov Church cor
roborates in these earnest statements. IF
Judge Clifford has got to be enthused by
popular agitation, let's agitate
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

GENERALLY the press of the territory
seems satisfied with the organization of
the legislature, and is looking forward to
some good, wholesome legislation, for
the people.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

The announcement Of the committees
in the house sent cold chill up the
backs OF a great many members, who
contributed their votes to the 'combin-
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

THE youngest member of the house of
the Montana legislature now in session
is 25 years old and democrat. Herein
it is coincident with the Dakota house.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

some OF the farmers are coming TO the
front in both houses of our legislature,
as good workers in committees and on the
floors. A few of them have shown indi-
cations OF being good debaters, and apt
In learning the ms and outs of parlia-
mentary law. Their constituents are
generally to be congratulated.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

MIR. LOWERING, of Massachusetts, has
In congress bill to pension
Walt Whitman, the poet. If the preoe-
dent is established Dakota will ask a.
pension for the wild-eyed poet of Glen
cne - @
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

ation' which put speaker Crosse in the
chair. The programme has not been car
RED out according to pledges, owing, as
the speaker says, to the awful pressure
brought to bear upon him.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

SPEAKER Crosse OF the house undoubt-
edly means to be fair with all sections
regardless of any combinations. When
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21

THANKS to the commissioner of immi-
grafton, the TRIBUNE presents revised
and correct list of all organized counties
and their county seats.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21
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MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER IA.

TIE CROWN PRINCE.-The Berlin Nation
al Zeituno states that the German speclailsts
on Friday. after consultation, agreed that
the diagnosis of the disease as cancer IN
April was correct, and that the disease has
since spread. The Crown Prince was IN,
formed of their conclusions, ana ne retired
for an hour to consider what course 10 pur-
sue. He finally decided not to submit TO an
oneration. He bears himself in the bravest
manner. DR.. Schroeder declares that the
disease from which the Crown Prince is sui
feriug is q cancer. He proposes to perform
the dangerous operation of tracneotomy ana
completely extirpate the cancer. This, ne
thinks, will proloug the patients lie tnIee
or four years, DR.. Mackenzie is against TINS
course of treatment, as he fears that Ine
Crown Prince may succumb under IL. he
homes to prolong the Princes life TOR year
and. a.balf By the methods he advocates.
DR.. Krause proposes tracheotomy. All the
doctors. however, are in favor of postpon-
iuc any operation for the present. The
Reichs. Anzeiger confirms the statement that
the Crown Prince is suffering from cancer.
Prince Bismarck has been summoned by
telegraph to return to Berlin. The journal
de 81. Petersburg, in an article on the condl-
ton of the Crown Prince of Germany, says :
1--WE trust that Providence will spare the
august veteran who is entrusted with
the. destiny Of our great neigh
boring empire the grievous trial which Is
dreaded" The paper expresses the nope
that science will prevail in restoring the
Crown Prince to health.